This is an very old article. Faridkot Maharaja�s daughter found dead S.P. Sharma Tribune News Service Shimla, The dispute over the control of the multi-crore property of the erstwhile Maharaja of Faridkot, Sir Harinder Singh Barar, has taken a new turn with the death of his youngest daughter, Ms Mahip Inder Kaur, here under �mysterious circumstances�. She was found dead in her bedroom in the �Kennilworth� bungalow in the Faridkot complex at Mashobra near here yesterday morning. A post-mortem was conducted at the local medical college here this afternoon. Later, the body was taken to Faridkot for cremation. She was 57 and the youngest of the three daughters of Sir Barar. Conflicting versions relating to her death were being received. According to a communication received here from the Chandigarh police control room, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the eldest daughter of Sir Barar had informed the police about her youngest sister�s death on telephone and suspected a foul play in it. She wanted the local police to be alerted over the death of her sister. On the other hand, Col J.S. Dhillon (retd), General Manager, Maraval Khewaji Trust, who is looking after the �disputed� property of the erstwhile Maharaja, denied any foul play in her death. He had come here from Faridkot to take the body for cremation. After conducting the post-mortem, the doctor said the death was due to a massive heart attack. She was also suffering from deep veins thrombosis, he added. The police has sealed the complex at Mashobra where Ms Mahip Inder Kaur was residing all alone. She was the vice-chairperson of the Trust which was facing a series of litigations over their share in its properties at Faridkot, Manimajra, Delhi and Shimla by some family members. Mrs Depinder Kaur Mehtab, second daughter of the Maharaja, who lives in Kolkota and is also the chairperson of the Trust, has reportedly reached Faridkot. Colonel Dhillon said Ms Mahip Inder Kaur was unwell for the past several days and had remained hospitalised from June 23 to July 8. She was also a chronic patient of asthma. The Maharaja had reportedly created the Trust following the death of his only son. However, it was being disputed by some family members whether the will for transferring the assets to the Trust was genuine or not. Only recently the �Sherwood House� in the Faridkot complex at Mashobra was reduced to ashes in a fire. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover

At 11:34 AM 06/05/04 -0700, you wrote: >This is an very old article. > >Faridkot Maharaja�s daughter found dead >S.P. Sharma >Tribune News Service > >Shimla, The dispute over the control of the >multi-crore property of the erstwhile Maharaja of >Faridkot, Sir Harinder Singh Barar, has taken a new >turn with the death of his youngest daughter, Ms Mahip >Inder Kaur, here under �mysterious circumstances�. > >She was found dead in her bedroom in the �Kennilworth� >bungalow in the Faridkot complex at Mashobra near here >yesterday morning. A post-mortem was conducted at the >local medical college here this afternoon. Later, the >body was taken to Faridkot for cremation. She was 57 >and the youngest of the three daughters of Sir Barar. > >Conflicting versions relating to her death were being >received. According to a communication received here >from the Chandigarh police control room, Rajkumari >Amrit Kaur, the eldest daughter of Sir Barar had >informed the police about her youngest sister�s death >on telephone and suspected a foul play in it. She >wanted the local police to be alerted over the death >of her sister. > >On the other hand, Col J.S. Dhillon (retd), General >Manager, Maraval Khewaji Trust, who is looking after >the �disputed� property of the erstwhile Maharaja, >denied any foul play in her death. He had come here >from Faridkot to take the body for cremation. > >After conducting the post-mortem, the doctor said the >death was due to a massive heart attack. She was also >suffering from deep veins thrombosis, he added. > >The police has sealed the complex at Mashobra where Ms >Mahip Inder Kaur was residing all alone. She was the >vice-chairperson of the Trust which was facing a >series of litigations over their share in its >properties at Faridkot, Manimajra, Delhi and Shimla by >some family members. > >Mrs Depinder Kaur Mehtab, second daughter of the >Maharaja, who lives in Kolkota and is also the >chairperson of the Trust, has reportedly reached >Faridkot. > >Colonel Dhillon said Ms Mahip Inder Kaur was unwell >for the past several days and had remained >hospitalised from June 23 to July 8. She was also a >chronic patient of asthma. > >The Maharaja had reportedly created the Trust >following the death of his only son. However, it was >being disputed by some family members whether the will >for transferring the assets to the Trust was genuine >or not. > >Only recently the �Sherwood House� in the Faridkot >complex at Mashobra was reduced to ashes in a fire. > Sounds more suspicious than it was. The Maharajkumari died of a massive heart attack. The report says that she was 57, but another report (from the same source), gives her birthdate as 19 September 1949. Also, the report says that the late Maharaja lost his only son, however I have two sons listed for him. Could the second son have been a grandson? Anyone know? Cheers, Henry